BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES Complaints

DRIVING DOWN I-71 AT APPROX. 10:00PM AND THE REAR OF MY CAR STARTED TO SWAY ALOMOST CAUSING M,E TO LOSE CONTROL. I PULLED OVER AND REALIZED THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE HAD FAILED. THE SIDE WALL HAD BROKE DOWN AND CAME APART UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. SPEED WAS 67MPH AND THE TIRE HAD 35PSI IN IT AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. TREAT ON THE TIRE IS STILL APPROX 50%.

TIRES ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY. WERE BALD AFTER LITTLE USE. ENDED UP UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. THROUGH SERVICE CHECKS IT WAS NEVER NOTED TO ME OF THE TIRE CONDITION AND THE TIRES SHOULD NOT OF BEEN IN THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN. I FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT OR POOR QUALITY PRODUCT TOYOTA IS SELLING ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

1. HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ISSUE ON MAY 21ST LED TO THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. ALSO PUT THE CAR IN "LIMP MODE" (REDUCED POWER). ALSO, RUN-FLAT TIRES ON THE CAR HAVE ALL BUBBLED/POPPED- HAVE HAD CAR ONLY FOR 5 MONTHS WITH 6800 MILES. 2. CAR STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD STALL ALMOST EVERY TIME WHEN CAR WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. BEFORE BRINGING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED AT LEAST 5 TIMES- BMW REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP YESTERDAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 BMW 530I WITH "RUN FLAT" TIRES. THE REAR SET OF TIRES OUTSIDE TREAD SEEMED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE ALSO IN GOOD SHAPE HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO ROTATE THE TIRES THE REAR SET OF TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN ON THE INSIDE AND THE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS THE AN OBSERVATION MADE BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, SUSAN, AT ROUSE TIRES IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. AS OF 5/1/2008, I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. *TR

I HAVE A 4 OEM BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RUN FLAT TIRES (RFT) I CURRENTLY HAVE MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE BUBBLING ON THE OUTSIDE WALL. I HAVE NO RIM DAMAGE AND HAVE ONLY 8K MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT COVER THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND ONLINE HERE: HTTP://WWW.E90POST.COM/FORUMS/SEARCH.PHP?SEARCHED=4573680 I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY UNLESS TIRE WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED. *TR

INSIDE TREAD OF BOTH FRONT TIRES PREMATURELY WORN AT 6000 MI. TIRES WERE ROTATED TO THE BACK AND BACK TIRES WORE THE SAME WAY WHEN PLACED IN FRONT. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AT 23,000 MILES AND THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION WAS ALIGNED AT A COST OF $110.00. I NOW HAVE EXCELLENT TIRES WITH NO RUBBER ON THE INSIDE EDGES. TIRES ARE 18' BRIDGESTONE PORTENZA'S THAT CAME ON THE CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 BMW 530I WITH 37,000 MILES ON ORIGINAL SET OF BRIDGESTONE RFT TIRES 275/40 R1893Y. THESE ARE LOW PROFILE TIRES AND ON NOV 16, 07 < BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A TIRE CHECK AT THE DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RT REAR WHEEL WAS CRACKED AND HAS DAMAGED THE TIRE. THIS THEY SAID WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THEY SAY THAT IT WAS DAMAGED FROM A POT HOLE. I SAID THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CARS LIKE CADILLAC, MERCEDES, CORVETTE AND NEVER BROKE A WHEEL. THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT AND IT COST ME $900. NOW ON APRIL 11, 2008, I WENT TO MY TIRE DEALER THAT I HAVE BEEN BUYING TIRES FROM FOR 20+ YEARS. HE SAID THE LEFT REAR AND FRONT WHEELS WERE CRACKED AND ALSO RUINED THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE BMW 18" WHEELS ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

I INSTALLED THE AFTERMARKET MAZDASPEED LOWERING SPRINGS ON MY MAZDASPEED3, CAREFULLY FOLLOWING THE SUPPLIED INSTRUCTIONS. THE INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRE REMOVING THE BUMP STOPS FROM THE STRUT MOUNTS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE, BUT I DID IT, AND LATER FOUND THAT MY RIGHT-FRONT TIRE TREAD SURFACE HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE INSIDE OF THE FENDER. THE RESULT WAS DEEP CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVES IN THE TIRE, AND THE PLASTIC FENDER LINER WAS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY IN ONE AREA. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT COULD LEAD TO A TIRE BLOWOUT. AND YES, I AM CERTAIN THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS SHOW THE REMOVAL OF THE BUMP STOPS. I HAVE THE INSTRUCTIONS AND PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. *TR

DEAR NHTSA: I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TIRE : BRIDGESTONE RE 92 225/50VR17. THESE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TIRES FROM MY VEHICLE: 2000 INFINITI I30I HERE IS MY COMPLIANT: ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO I DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT THAT ONE OF MY TIRE HAD A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. BRIDGESTONE WAS AT THE TIME KIND ENOUGH TO REPLACE THAT TIRE FOR FREE. HOWEVER, NOW I FIND OUT THE OTHER 3 TIRES ARE DOING THE SAME THING. I TRIED CALLING THE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, BUT MANAGER (NAME ROGER FROM PORTLAND. OR) SAID THESE TIRES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE NEVER ABUSED IN ANYWAY. THE CAR IS ALWAYS PARK IN THE GARAGE WHEN POSSIBLE. NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. YES, I KNOW THESE TIRES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AFTER 5 YEARS, BUT THESE TIRES SHOULDN'T SEPARATE WHEN THERE ARE SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF TREAD LEFT. IN ADDITION, THESE TIRES ARE CONSIDERED HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES COSTING ABOUT $175 PER TIRE. PLEASE FIND OUT IF OTHER VEHICLES WITH THESE TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, MICHAEL *TR

MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WHERE DRIVING HOME WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIRE SIDE WALL FAILED AT 50MPH AND THE TIRE DEPARTED THE CARS RIM. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WAS TRAVELING AT A SAFE SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE RIM ONLY SAFELY. I CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN IT TO CAR AND TIRE MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS ON OUR FORD MUSTANG SINCE IT IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRE AND CAR. I 'AM EXTREMELY UPSET AT BRIDGESTONE AS THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AND COMPROMISED THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILD. *TR